The European Green Deal provides the policy roadmap to transition Europe to a clean energy economy and sets into motion Europe’s political ambition to be the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050. We believe there is no better time than now to invest in the accelerating clean energy transition in Europe.
The mission of Aer Soléir – Irish for “clear air” – is to develop, construct, own, and operate a multi-gigawatt portfolio of onshore wind, solar and energy storage projects that will provide material, long-term economic benefits to local landowners and communities throughout Europe. We strive to supply safe and reliable clean energy to our customers while delivering robust returns for our investors.
Senior Electrical Engineer
Aer Soléir is an affiliate of 547 Energy, the clean energy investment platform of Quantum Energy Partners. 547 Energy aims to maximize value for its investors by partnering with leading entrepreneurs who are driving growth in the clean energy economy. To date, 547 Energy has invested in ConnectGen, BlueFloat Energy and projects developed by ENORA S.A. 547 Energy was founded and is led by industry veteran Gabriel Alonso and is backed by Quantum Energy Partners, a leading provider of capital to the global energy industry with more than $17 billion in assets under management.
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FOUNDING PARTNER AND CEO
Aer Soléir was founded and is led by European clean energy industry veteran, Andy Kinsella. Andy brings over 35 years of experience in the international energy sector and has held leadership positions at companies including Ireland’s Electricity Supply Board (ESB), ESB International, GE, Siemens and, most recently, Mainstream Renewable Power, where he served as CEO. In addition, Andy has been a member of the Renewables Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency (Paris), was Chairman of Smartwind (a Mainstream-Siemens-Ørsted JV offshore wind development company), a member of the Energy sub-Committee of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce and a Member of the Advisory Committee to the Independent Committee on Climate Change (London).
FOUNDING PARTNER AND CFO
Manus O’Donnell is co-founder and CFO of Aer Soléir bringing with him a successful record more than 20 years in the international renewable energy sector. Manus has held leadership positions at companies including Airtricity; Mainstream Renewable Power and, most recently, NTR plc, where he served as Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer. He started his career in investment and corporate banking in London and Dublin. In addition, Manus is Chairperson of the Investment Committee at the Trinity College Endowment Fund.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Philip is Chief Operating Officer and a member of the senior management team at Aer Soléir. Previously Philip spent more than 20 years at Renewables Energy Systems Ltd, the UK-based developer, constructor and asset manager. He commenced his career working on technical and development issues of wind projects before working in procurement for the last 10 years across the range of renewable technologies and in various European markets including UK & Ireland, France, Sweden, Norway and Germany. He is a chartered engineer and is currently studying for an MBA.
HEAD OF FINANCE
Niall is Head of Finance and a member of the senior management team at Aer Soléir. Prior to joining Aer Soléir he was the Group Finance Director and Country Head for Peninsula a global leader in marine energy storage, supply and solutions. Niall has also held senior positions at Linkedin, ESB International, Newcourt Group PLC and KPMG where he trained and qualified as a chartered accountant. He holds a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies from UCD and a Masters Degree in Accountancy from the UCD Smurfit Business School.
HEAD OF INVESTMENT
Marcus is Head of Investment and a member of the senior management team at Aer Soléir, managing a team of 5 investment professionals responsible for origination, acquisitions, project finance and PPA structuring across European markets. Prior to this, Marcus was Senior Investment Manager at NTR plc and led the acquisition of €230m of renewable energy assets, arranged ~€200m of long term project finance across multiple jurisdictions and negotiated two long term Nordpool Corporate PPAs. Marcus also has experience in wind farm permitting, design and optimisation, bridge and highway civil engineering and has a background in Finance. He holds a M.Eng. Civil & Environmental Engineering degree from the University of Edinburgh as well as a BSc. Finance from University College Cork.
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
Frank Park is Head of Development at Aer Soleir. Frank brings over 20 years renewable energy experience, previously a senior manager at Vattenfall Wind Power limited, the Swedish state-owned utility – developer, constructor, and asset manager of projects throughout Europe working in Development, Governance and Assurance. Prior to that also worked in senior positions at Scottish Resources Group and RWE Npower Renewables managing all development activities. He holds a BSc Hons in Environmental Management.
Head of Engineering and Construction
Marc joined Aer Soléir in 2022 as Head of Engineering and Construction and part of the Senior Management Team. Marc is a Fellow of Engineers Ireland, a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Manager, and qualified Project Management Professional with 20+ years’ experience in the development, financing, construction and operation of complex infrastructure and energy projects. Prior to joining Aer Soléir, Marc was Country Director for Mace Group, focused primarily on the delivery of multi-billion-euro infrastructure projects and programmes. Before this, Marc was Country Director for Natural Power Consultants working with a large range of renewable energy developers, investment funds, IPP’s and debt and equity lenders, across multiple markets. Marc holds a PhD (Econophysics), an M.Sc. (Energy), a P. Grad. Dip. (International Sales), a B.Eng. (Structural Engineering) and Dip. Eng. (Civil Engineering). He currently sits on the British and Irish Chamber of Commerce’s Energy Committee and Infrastructure Committee, as well as the Council of Wind Energy Ireland.
Head of IS
Robbie is Head of IS, delivering a pure cloud estate centered on Microsoft technologies for Aer Soleir. Robbie brings 26 years of deep technical and cybersecurity expertise in customer-facing roles to Aer Soleir, the past 13 years in renewable energy across five continents. An advocate of agile delivery methodology, focusing on avoiding ‘technical debt’ while maximising customer value.
Executive Assistant to CEO and CFO
Rachel has worked in the Renewables sector since 2013 and joined Aer Soléir as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in 2022. Prior to this, Rachel was the Executive Assistant to the CEO and Office Manager of Mainstream Renewable Power, where she also held a role as HR Administrator. She has a Bachelor of Business and Marketing.
Senior Procurement Manager
Caroline has over 12 years experience in renewables, developing and executing offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and storage projects in engineering and procurement roles. Having previously worked for the German utility companies RWE and E.ON and for the Irish developer Mainstream Renewable Power, she joined the Aer Soléir team as a Senior Procurement Manager in 2022.
Senior Wind Turbine Specialist
Ian is the Senior Wind Turbine Specialist at Aer Soleir. Ian is a Chartered Engineer working in the renewable energy industry for over 13 years. Ian’s previous experience includes onshore and offshore wind development in the UK, Ireland and internationally for SSE Renewables.
Finance Manager
Chris is the Finance Manager at Aer Soléir. He previously worked as a Business Partner and Finance Manager in ESB, working across all areas of the generation business from asset development to the trading of operational assets. He started his career in PwC (Dublin) working in Financial Services Audit.
Senior Programme Manager
Ollie is a Senior Programme Manager at Aer Soleir. Prior to joining the company he worked at RWE Renewables Ireland where he was responsible for the construction phase of two wind and two battery storage projects in the UK and Ireland. Ollie also worked at Mott MacDonald for seven years as a Wind Programme Manager, acting as owner’s and lender’s engineer on projects in Europe, Africa and Asia. He is a chartered energy engineer with a Masters in Renewable Energy from Strathclyde University, MBA from University College Dublin, and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from NUI Galway.
Head of Origination, New Market Entry & Storage
Tony is the Head of Origination, Market Entry and Storage at Aer Soléir. Tony joined the business having worked with ESB the large Irish utility since 2013. He most recently held the position of commercial development manager in charge of their energy storage, solar and flexible asset pipelines. Prior to this he worked in their Trading and Asset Management department and had started his career as a global commissioning engineer developing EfW, Hydro and Thermal projects across Europe, Africa and Asia. Tony is a Chartered Engineer and holds a Masters in Finance from Imperial College London.
Investment Manager
Eoin Martin is an Investment Manager at Aer Soleir. Eoin joined the business having worked with Alpha Real Capital in London since 2015, focused on renewable energy deal origination and execution. He directly led the successful acquisition of over 80 generation assets with a total transaction value in excess of ~£400m. His experience spans subsidised ground mounted solar, onshore wind, hydro and biomass CHP. Prior to joining Alpha, Eoin managed the finance, construction and disposal of over 135 MW of ground mount solar PV assets at Belectric including the largest plant to be built in the UK in 2014. His previous roles include supporting the international renewable energy business at Camco Clean Energy and an early career as a management consultant at Accenture.
Senior Investment Associate
Sarah Jane is a Senior Investment Associate with a demonstrated history working across the energy and infrastructure sectors as a advisor and lender. She is skilled in corporate finance, project finance, financial analysis and transaction structuring. Sarah Jane previously held roles at EY in their Government and Infrastructure Team, at Centrus a boutique debt & derivatives advisory firm and AIB. Sarah Jane is an ACCA qualified accountant and holds an MSc. in Finance from UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Investment Associate
Alan is an Investment Associate at Aer Soléir, focussing on transaction structuring and management. Previously he was a Manager in EY’s Government and Infrastructure team, consulting on buy and sell side processes as well as Corporate Power Purchase Agreements. Prior to EY, Alan was part of the Investment Team at Cullaun Capital, a provider of development finance in the Republic of Ireland, specialising in residential and commercial assets. Alan began his career at Three Rock Capital, a Dublin based Commodity Trading Advisor, before moving into a Corporate Finance role at IBI Corporate Finance. He holds two degrees from the University of Limerick, both based on a combination of Mathematics and Finance.
Senior Civil Specialist
Colm is a Senior Civil Specialist at Aer Soleir with 21 years experience in developing generation projects. Previously Colm worked with the semi-state utility ESB in a variety of roles from civil and structural design, project and portfolio management to management of large technical teams. Colm is responsible for managing civil engineering risk and deliverables throughout the project lifecycle of Aer Soleir’s portfolio of assets.
Accounts Assistant
Olivia is an accounts assistant at Aer Soleir, having previously worked in the pharmaceutical industry for four years before joining Aer Soleir in February 2022. Olivia is currently in the final stages of working towards the ACCA qualification.
Senior Solar Specialist
Roberto is the Senior Solar Specialist at Aer Soleir. Roberto is a MBA-Engineer working in the Solar Industry for over 16 years. He has developed his career assuming different roles: Project Engineer, Project Manager, Proposal-Purchasing Manager and Director of Projects Department. His experience includes PV self-consumption and Utility scale projects mainly in Spain, Latin & Central America for international constructor companies like Martifer Solar, Grupo Ortiz, Solaria and Suntech Power.
Investment Associate
Virginia is an Investment Associate at Aer Soléir. Virginia was previously Investment Associate at Theia Investments, an Italian investment fund targeting renewable opportunities across Europe. Prior to that she also worked as an investment analyst responsible for the pricing of distressed credit opportunities for Illimity Bank S.p.A. Between 2017 and 2019, she worked in Investment Banking at Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., focusing on Project and Acquisition Finance in the Infrastructure and Energy & Utilities sectors.
Investment Analyst
Sarah is an investment analyst and joined Aer Soleir in May 2022. She previously worked for Meridiam, a private equity firm which specialises in sustainable infrastructure, within their Transition fund. Sarah also holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering and gained experience in the Australian coal mining industry prior to joining Meridiam.
Senior Electrical Engineer
John is the Senior Electrical Engineer at Aer Soléir. John focuses on the electrical aspects of project evaluation and delivery and works closely with the investment and construction teams within Aer Soléir. Prior to joining Aer Soleir, John was the delivery manager for Statera Energy responsible for the delivery of a 750MW project pipeline across the UK. Prior to Statera John managed an electrical contracting company and worked as on owners engineer for European Utilities. John holds a BEng in Electrical Engineering from University College Dublin, and an MBA from Columbia Business School & London Business School.
